Rick Leach

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 4, 1957 in Ann Arbor, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwestern HS (Flint, MI), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (13th) of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Southwestern HS (Flint, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: April 30, 1981 (Age 23-361d, 12,063rd in MLB history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 5, 1990 (Age 33-093d)
vs. LAD 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Richard Max Leach

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

AB

1719

H

460

HR

BA

.268

R

205

RBI

183

SB

OBP

.335

SLG

.369

OPS

.704

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1979	22	DET-min	A	48	199	168	21	51	10	1	2	23	4	3	27	15	.304	.402	.411	.813		69		2	0	2			LAK · FLOR
1980	23	DET-min	AAA	126	525	430	69	117	14	1	5	58	9	10	76	37	.272	.386	.344	.730		148		8	4	7			EVN · AA
1981	24	DET-min	AAA	13	57	44	8	18	5	0	2	16	0	1	10	5	.409	.518	.659	1.177		29		1	1	1	0		EVN · AA
1981	24	DET	AL	54	101	83	9	16	3	1	1	11	0	1	16	15	.193	.320	.289	.609	75	24	5	0	1	1	1	39H/D
1982	25	DET-min	AAA	11	44	38	6	11	2	0	0	2	0	1	5	4	.289	.364	.342	.706		13		0	0	1	0		EVN · AA
1982	25	DET	AL	82	245	218	23	52	7	2	3	12	4	0	21	29	.239	.303	.330	.633	74	72	2	0	4	2	2	3H9/D7
1983	26	DET	AL	99	262	242	22	60	17	0	3	26	2	2	19	21	.248	.305	.355	.661	84	86	6	1	0	0	1	3H9/D7
1984	27	TOR-min	AAA	23	93	79	16	24	6	2	3	8	0	0	13	8	.304	.398	.544	.942		43		0	0	1	0		SYR · IL
1984	27	TOR	AL	65	97	88	11	23	6	2	0	7	0	0	8	14	.261	.320	.375	.695	89	33	3	0	0	1	0	H93/D781
1985	28	TOR-min	AAA	136	598	533	77	151	24	2	15	79	3	6	52	42	.283	.341	.420	.761		224		1	0	12	4		SYR · IL
1985	28	TOR	AL	16	38	35	2	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	9	.200	.263	.257	.520	42	9	0	0	0	0	1	3/H97
1986	29	TOR	AL	110	266	246	35	76	14	1	5	39	0	0	13	24	.309	.335	.435	.770	106	107	6	0	0	7	3	DH97/3
1987	30	TOR	AL	98	224	195	26	55	13	1	3	25	0	1	25	25	.282	.371	.405	.776	105	79	3	3	0	1	2	HD97/3
1988	31	TOR	AL	87	217	199	21	55	13	1	0	23	0	1	18	27	.276	.336	.352	.688	94	70	8	0	0	0	3	9HD7/3
1989	32	TEX	AL	110	278	239	32	65	14	1	1	23	2	1	32	33	.272	.358	.351	.709	100	84	7	1	4	2	7	DH7/39
1990	33	SFG	NL	78	196	174	24	51	13	0	2	16	0	2	21	20	.293	.372	.402	.775	118	70	2	1	0	0	0	9H7/3
10 Yrs				799	1924	1719	205	460	100	10	18	183	8	8	176	217	.268	.335	.369	.704	94	634	42	6	9	14	20
162 Game Avg.				162	390	349	42	93	20	2	4	37	2	2	36	44	.268	.335	.369	.704	94	129	9	1	2	3	4

TOR (5 yrs)				376	842	763	95	216	46	6	8	95	0	2	67	99	.283	.340	.391	.730	98	298	20	3	0	9	9
DET (3 yrs)				235	608	543	54	128	27	3	7	49	6	3	56	65	.236	.307	.335	.642	79	182	13	1	5	3	4
TEX (1 yr)				110	278	239	32	65	14	1	1	23	2	1	32	33	.272	.358	.351	.709	100	84	7	1	4	2	7
SFG (1 yr)				78	196	174	24	51	13	0	2	16	0	2	21	20	.293	.372	.402	.775	118	70	2	1	0	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				721	1728	1545	181	409	87	10	16	167	8	6	155	197	.265	.331	.365	.696	92	564	40	5	9	14	20
NL (1 yr)				78	196	174	24	51	13	0	2	16	0	2	21	20	.293	.372	.402	.775	118	70	2	1	0	0	0